for #1, it's messy, but i really like it anyway ... the prop in the back offers a nice ironic counterpoint considering we're focused on a turbine-powered craft (but why the 1/4000s and super high iso? it wasn't moving - you could use ISO 100 and probably a shutter of 1/200)

for #2, the bright red leading edge of the building in the background seems to crash through the cockpit, and that bothers me but i'm not sure others would notice - otherwise, it's a fine shot, and the main subject is very well composed

for #3, to my eye it looks like you bumped the contrast, and that's fine, except that the little parade of guys who didn't want to stand in direct sun, and they kind of overbalance the composition since there's no one standing on the other side of our subject

#4 is great! it could be sharper, but i hesitate to say much else since i've never shot an airshow and i have no idea how hard it is to focus on a friggin' jet on a flyby...

for #1, it's messy, but i really like it anyway ... the prop in the back offers a nice ironic counterpoint considering we're focused on a turbine-powered craft (but why the 1/4000s and super high iso? it wasn't moving - you could use ISO 100 and probably a shutter of 1/200)

for #2, the bright red leading edge of the building in the background seems to crash through the cockpit, and that bothers me but i'm not sure others would notice - otherwise, it's a fine shot, and the main subject is very well composed

for #3, to my eye it looks like you bumped the contrast, and that's fine, except that the little parade of guys who didn't want to stand in direct sun, and they kind of overbalance the composition since there's no one standing on the other side of our subject

#4 is great! it could be sharper, but i hesitate to say much else since i've never shot an airshow and i have no idea how hard it is to focus on a friggin' jet on a flyby...

good work, and break out the rest!

Awesome input!!!!! Thanks!

The first couple were just on an auto setting and the ISO is what the camera chose for the conditions. I switched to the 200 ISO once the aircraft started flying.

Let me tell you... Taking pictures of moving aircraft is not easy at all. Many of the pics turned out a bit blurry because you need to focus on a moving object and follow it so precicely.

In this next one I tried to age the photo a bit by adding some noise and converting to B&W. I thought it made for a cool effect. I imagined it would look like something you would see during the Korean war.

Here is the CF-18 pilot on the left and the MIG-15 pilot on the right discussing something obviously funny.

Hornet walk-around..

Just another day at the office...

This turned out dark and fuzzy cause of a cloud and the fact that they were moving REALLY FAST!!!!!

Nice shots, but referring to the original post, any reason you were shooting at an ISO of 1600? It's a bit high for daylight shots, especially of static subjects. You'll notice more image noise at higher ISOs.

I also noticed your final shot was taken at f16. Any reason why you went for f16? If it was to deliberately slow the shutter speed to have a blurred background while following the plane, then that's fine, but if you want a sharp image of the plane (and there's no background to blur, only sky), then go for a larger aperture (smaller f-number), and a quicker shutter speed.

PS - you may find this tutorial on shooting action with blurred backgrounds useful:

Nice shots, but referring to the original post, any reason you were shooting at an ISO of 1600? It's a bit high for daylight shots, especially of static subjects. You'll notice more image noise at higher ISOs.

I also noticed your final shot was taken at f16. Any reason why you went for f16? If it was to deliberately slow the shutter speed to have a blurred background while following the plane, then that's fine, but if you want a sharp image of the plane (and there's no background to blur, only sky), then go for a larger aperture (smaller f-number), and a quicker shutter speed.

PS - you may find this tutorial on shooting action with blurred backgrounds useful:

The 1600 ISO was when I was shooting in the Automatic mode. That is what the camera chose. As the day wore on I switched manually to the 200. I thought that would be best.

The f16 shutter speed was again what the camera chose for me. I am still learning about the settings and I figured I would play with things one at a time. That was was working with ISO. Maybe next time I will adjust shutter speed.

I have had the camera for over a year now and still feel like I have only scratched the surface.

I saw the tutorial you posted on shutter speed and being a car fan, quite enjoyed it!

Is there an Aviation GPS system for laptop computers? I have found many automotive GPS systems for laptops, and have found aviation GPS systems for PDAs, but none for laptops so far. I was wondering if such a thing exists....

Not sure why you posted that here. Perhaps you should create it's own post in a more appropriate section.